Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model

High penetration of photovoltaics (PV) has been observed in the energy market over the last decade. However, its integration into electrical grids is challenging, as solar energy is highly fluctuating given its dependence on different weather variables. Consequently, short-term forecasting of solar...

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Autores principales: Omaima El Alani, Mounir Abraim, Hicham Ghennioui, Abdellatif Ghennioui, Ilyass Ikenbi, Fatima-Ezzahra Dahr
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:243bc3a496a34a55b6169f8975b869e32021-11-18T04:49:23ZShort term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model2352-484710.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.053https://doaj.org/article/243bc3a496a34a55b6169f8975b869e32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721005199https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4847High penetration of photovoltaics (PV) has been observed in the energy market over the last decade. However, its integration into electrical grids is challenging, as solar energy is highly fluctuating given its dependence on different weather variables. Consequently, short-term forecasting of solar irradiance provides a pivotal solution to ensure optimal use of the produced energy and reduce its uncertainty. This study proposes a hybrid convolutional neural network and Multilayer perceptron (CNN–MLP) model to forecast the global irradiance 15 min ahead. The model uses images from a hemispherical sky imager, time series of GHI, and weather variables collected from a ground meteorological station in Morocco. The evaluation of the proposed model under clear, mixed, and overcast days shows that the proposed model performs better than the persistence model. The root mean square error (RMSE) varies between 13.05 W/m2 and 49.16 W/m2 for CNN–MLP and between 45.76 W/m2 and 114.19 W/m2 for persistence. The coefficient of determination (R2) varies between 0.99 and 0.94 for the MLP–CNN and between 0.98 and 0.79 for persistence. The results show that the proposed model could be an appropriate choice for short-term forecasting even under cloudy conditions.Omaima El AlaniMounir AbraimHicham GhenniouiAbdellatif GhenniouiIlyass IkenbiFatima-Ezzahra DahrElsevierarticleSolar irradianceShort term forecastingSky imagesArtificial intelligenceElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971ENEnergy Reports, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 888-900 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Solar irradiance
Short term forecasting
Sky images
Artificial intelligence
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
spellingShingle Solar irradiance
Short term forecasting
Sky images
Artificial intelligence
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Omaima El Alani
Mounir Abraim
Hicham Ghennioui
Abdellatif Ghennioui
Ilyass Ikenbi
Fatima-Ezzahra Dahr
Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model
description High penetration of photovoltaics (PV) has been observed in the energy market over the last decade. However, its integration into electrical grids is challenging, as solar energy is highly fluctuating given its dependence on different weather variables. Consequently, short-term forecasting of solar irradiance provides a pivotal solution to ensure optimal use of the produced energy and reduce its uncertainty. This study proposes a hybrid convolutional neural network and Multilayer perceptron (CNN–MLP) model to forecast the global irradiance 15 min ahead. The model uses images from a hemispherical sky imager, time series of GHI, and weather variables collected from a ground meteorological station in Morocco. The evaluation of the proposed model under clear, mixed, and overcast days shows that the proposed model performs better than the persistence model. The root mean square error (RMSE) varies between 13.05 W/m2 and 49.16 W/m2 for CNN–MLP and between 45.76 W/m2 and 114.19 W/m2 for persistence. The coefficient of determination (R2) varies between 0.99 and 0.94 for the MLP–CNN and between 0.98 and 0.79 for persistence. The results show that the proposed model could be an appropriate choice for short-term forecasting even under cloudy conditions.
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author Omaima El Alani
Mounir Abraim
Hicham Ghennioui
Abdellatif Ghennioui
Ilyass Ikenbi
Fatima-Ezzahra Dahr
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Mounir Abraim
Hicham Ghennioui
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Ilyass Ikenbi
Fatima-Ezzahra Dahr
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title Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model
title_short Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model
title_full Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model
title_fullStr Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model
title_full_unstemmed Short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid CNN–MLP model
title_sort short term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images based on a hybrid cnn–mlp model
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